The body's internal master clock
What happens when the clock breaks
The mystery of the eastbound flight
The hidden costs of chronic jet lag
Outsmarting the lag
Why does eating a heavy meal in a new time zone during 'local day' but 'home night' cause indigestion?
Frequent jet lag has been shown to temporarily shrink which part of the brain associated with memory?
diego Spin the dizzy clock to discover how jet lag disrupts your body's natural sleep cycle.
An acutely jet-lagged brain can perform similarly to a brain with what blood alcohol concentration?
Which brain structure that processes emotions becomes hyperactive when our sleep cycles are disrupted?
diego Jet Lag
When you fly across the globe, oh-oh, Your body's clock gets lost and slow! Circadian rhythm gets confused, yeah, Fatigue and tummy troubles you've accrued!
Which two hormones, crucial for mood and stress management, are heavily disrupted by jet lag?
Jet lag brain: Jet lag can temporarily shrink parts of the temporal lobe, affecting memory, in people who fly frequently.
At what time of day does human muscle strength and athletic performance naturally peak?
How does jet lag affect the billions of bacteria living in the human digestive tract?
A natural, internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and repeats roughly every twenty-four hours. Dr. Franz Halberg coined the term in 1959 while studying how biological desynchronization affects mammalian health.